2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)

Post #4741 » by **og15** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:48 am

mtcan wrote:No team with PG and Harden will ever go far in the playoffs.

Well, certainly not at 34 years old each

Doranku · Post #4742 » by **Doranku** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:48 am

NBA4Lyfe wrote:
mtcan wrote:No team with PG and Harden will ever go far in the playoffs.

except both have led their teams further than luka.

Huh? All three capped out at the conference finals. Difference is Luka has been in the league 5 years while the other guys have been for 15. :lol:

Zeno · Post #4743 » by **Zeno** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:48 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
Zeno wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:Thunder/Mavs will be a fun series. Only separated by three hours via car.

Maybe. I kind of feel like OKC is way better. Too many guys on the Mavs don’t need guarding. If Kleber is out, that is especially true.

I have the Thunder in the conference finals as well, however, I do believe Hardaway will be back for that series. It also doesn't start until Tuesday. I'm intrigued to see Kyrie and Luka vs. Shai and J-Dub for a full series. Chet will have his hands full with Lively and Gafford. My ex-factor is the one, Mr. Lugentz Dort. Daigneault will sic him on whoever's cooking between Luka and Kyrie. I imagine Luka will be getting frustrated with him.

I just don’t think the Mavs will be able to guard them off the bounce for the most part too. So they will really need to score to keep up. I guess Luka and Kyrie might just take over though. That’s always possible.

NCHeels2008 · Post #4744 » by **NCHeels2008** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:48 am

Deshaun Taden wrote:I thought LAC would win this series in 6, although at the time I thought they would have a healthy Kawhi for it. But even with Kawhi now I wonder if that really would have happened, this team has no sense of urgency and shows no effort.

That Kawhi contract was a poor decision, they should have waited to see if he'd show up in the playoffs and how the team would respond, because as it looks now, they really should just blow the whole thing up.

I'm far from a Clips fan but its kinda sad tbh that they peaked in that random 30 game sample and then tailed off, never the same

stuporman · Post #4745 » by **stuporman** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:48 am

I think the Suns and Clippers have essentially killed the superteam/big3 era, well, them and the cap rules. You can't have 3 'stars' and a bunch of one dimensional role players around them anymore, teams are just too talented now, those top heavy teams get beat on the margins.

leolozon · Post #4746 » by **leolozon** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:49 am

mademan wrote:
NBA4Lyfe wrote:
mtcan wrote:No team with PG and Harden will ever go far in the playoffs.

except both have led their teams further than luka.

Neither has

Yeah, when did PG or Harden LEAD a team to the Finals.

ejftw · Post #4747 » by **ejftw** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:49 am

Dallas going as far as Kyrie takes them tbh

BeiBeau · Post #4748 » by **BeiBeau** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:50 am

azcatz11 wrote:
NBA4Lyfe wrote:
mtcan wrote:No team with PG and Harden will ever go far in the playoffs.

except both have led their teams further than luka.

Really? He’s 25

Also no they have **** not. Harden did not lead the thunder to the finals, he was a 6th man.

Luka, Paul, and Harden have all led their teams to their conference finals.

Horrendous comment.

Post #4749 » by **og15** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:50 am

I blame the lead getting past 10 on the refs, that loose ball foul call on Mann changed the momentum lol

ChipotleWest · Post #4750 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:50 am

Second half Kyrie > First half Kyrie

ejftw · Post #4751 » by **ejftw** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

og15 wrote:I blame the lead getting past 10 on the refs, that loose ball foul call on Mann changed the momentum lol

Should also been a Flagrant 7 on Josh Howard that caused the Zu airball and shot clock violation

LaLover11 · Post #4752 » by **LaLover11** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

Does anybody in the Clippers have a post up game?
Too many chefs in the kitchen shooting jumpers

Post #4753 » by **Duke4life831** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

Kyrie is still one of the most electric and unguardable players when he decides to flip that switch.

_NoMas · Post #4754 » by **_NoMas** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

Some team (likely the clippers) is going to make a terrible error and pay PG max money. He’s not that guy… not sure if he can even be the second best player on a championship winning team. Look out for the couple of made threes now the games over to boost his stats though

KyRo23 · Post #4755 » by **KyRo23** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

How annoying is it to see another playoff loss with an injured Kawhi? Every year I think the next will be different but damn. He’s cooked

Petergrifindor · Post #4756 » by **Petergrifindor** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:51 am

Very precise offense of the Mavs in the 4th.

durden_tyler · Post #4757 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:52 am

Come on JKidd, rest the stars already. White flag for the Clipps since the start of the 4th.

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Jcity08 · Post #4758 » by **Jcity08** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:52 am

Mavs defensive pressure right now is solid, theyre smothering the Clips right now.

JustBuzzin · Post #4759 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:52 am

Clippers would be fools to bring this group back.

They should be trying to find a take for Kawhi this off-season and start the rebuild.

seorang · Post #4760 » by **seorang** » Sat May 4, 2024 3:52 am

NBA4Lyfe wrote:
mtcan wrote:No team with PG and Harden will ever go far in the playoffs.

except both have led their teams further than luka.

All of them have reached the conference finals as the lead guy :-?

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